And we have one final sponsor to thank for this 2024 season: Calvin University.

Thank you for being our longest running sponsor and host venue for BarCampGR, at the beautiful new School of Business hall. Best wishes to staff and students as the 2024-25 year begins next weekend.

#BarCampGR #BarCamp #CalvinUniversity

He was #fired for #officiating a #queer #wedding. Here's how he's #fightingback

#JosephKuilema lost his job with #CalvinUniversity after #officiating a #queer #couple's #wedding. He's #disgusted that the #school #discriminates supposedly in the name of #God.

#Women #TransMen #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #HigherEducation #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews

https://www.advocate.com/news/calvin-university-professor-ally-battle

‘I feel in the dark’: Calvin University president’s abrupt resignation frustrates students

from MLive.com
by Melissa Frick

https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2024/03/i-feel-in-the-dark-calvin-university-presidents-abrupt-resignation-frustrates-students.html

#GrandRapids #CalvinUniversity

Former #CalvinUniversity #professor #sues after being #fired for performing #queer #wedding.

#JoeKuilema, who taught at the #evangelical #college for 14 years, lost his job after #officiating a #wedding for a #transgender former #student

“I don’t think that religious institutions should have a blank check to discriminate,” he said.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQIA #Michigan #HigherEducation #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews

https://religionnews.com/2023/04/19/former-calvin-professor-sues-after-losing-job-for-performing-queer-wedding/